Penholder



(No Model.)- H. CAMPBELL.

PENHOLDER.

No. 475,033. Patent ed May 17, 1892-.

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NITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

HENRY CAMPBELL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

PENHQLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,033, dated May 17, 1892. Application filed October 16, 1891. Serial No. 408.885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY CAMPBELL, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of pen or pencil holders in which the writing-instrument is adapted to be entirelyinclosed within the case when not in use and protected from injury and from dust and dirt, especially while carried in the pocket.

It is the object of my improvement to insure the complete closing of the case with the pen within it and exclusion of all dirt at the same time that the penholder proper is permanently attached to the case, so that it cannot become separated orlost.

By my invention, also, the pen and holder are adapted to closely fit and be firmly held by the case when in use,

I am aware that pens have been protected by special caps or covers, and I do not claim such devices; but by my improvement the pen and holder may be reversed and inserted into the case either end inward without disunion or separation of the parts; furthermore, there is no liability of the pen proper becoming stuck by hardened ink within the case and left within the case when the holder is withdrawn.

My invention insures that the pen-point be withdrawn with the holder.

My invention consists in the parisand com binations thereof hereinafter set forth and claimed, and in order to make the same clearly understood I have shown in the accompanying drawings means for carrying it into practical effect,withont,however,intendingtolimit the embodiment of the improvement to the particular construction which, for the sake of illustration, I have delineated.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a penholder embodying my invention with the pen folded and retracted within the case. Fig. 2 is perspective view with the penholder drawn out and the pen partly unfolded. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the device with the penholder securely fixed in place for use. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view showing the case and slide.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the inclosing case, which is preferably open at both ends.

2 is a slide adapted to move longitudinally within the case. If the case is open, as described, at the rear or upper end, the slide should be closed, as indicated at 3. It thereby acts as a stopper for that end of the case, enables the latter to be made more cheaply, and furnishes a means, for thrusting out the holder and the pen, which it carries, when it is desired to use the latter.

4 is an inward projection or rib on the case, preferably made by bending or crimpingthe latter.

5 is a corresponding longitudinal slot or groove formed in the slide 2, with which the projection 4 engages. This groove is closed at its rear end. In assembling the parts the slide is preferably introduced into the rear end of the case with the rib and groove in engagement. The forward end of the groove is then closed at a point beyond or in front of the projection. The rearward as well as the forward movemen of the slide will then be limited.

The slide is formed with an opening 7, through which the holder, which is indicated at 8, is adapted to pass. The said holder is adapted in any usual or suitable manner to receive and hold a pen-point or pen proper, which is shown at 9 and is pivotally mounted in the end of the slide on a transverse pin 10. On this pin it is adapted to turn into two positions in axial line with the case 1-nan1ely, the closed position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 or the position for use shown in Fig. 3.

11 indicates the closed side of the slide opposite to the opening 7.

12 is a flange surrounding the holder, between which and the rear end of the holder is a cylindrical extension 13, adapted to enter Within the front end of the case when the pen is to be fixed in place for use by reversing the holder. The case 1 and slide 2 are cylindrical and fit one another; but the holder, which fits Within the slide, is smaller than the interior dimension of the case. In order to insure a perfect fit between all of the parts and the desired rigidity of the pen in writing, the holder is provided on its exposed face or faces and in proximity to and on both sides of the flange 12 with segments a I), attached to or formed with the body of the holder. Said segments, in conjunction with the contiguous parts of the slide, form cylindrical journals or plugs c d, which fit tightly within the end of the case in either position of. the holder. The holder is flattened on its sides contiguou-s to the ends of the. pivot-pin, as at 15, and

the opposing parts of the slide, which latter is preferably formed of sheet metal, are provided with internal segments 16, which fit and are soldered or otherwise secured to the slide and have a flat bearing upon the faces 15 of the holder- When it is desired to open the pen, the finger is pressed against the exposed end 3 of the slide and the latter forced forward, so as to disengage-the slide and. the segments a from their tight bearing in the end of the case. The holder is then grasped and drawn out until the rear end of the groove 5 encounters the projection 4 and is turned on the pin 10 (Fig.

2 shows it as partly turned) until the holder,

with the pen-point outward, is brought into axial line with the case.

thrust back into the case until the flange 12 encounters the end thereof, thus carrying the segments 1) into the forward end of'the case, where they have a tight bearing. The pen is l ally mounted in 1 substantially as set forth.

The slide is then then ready for use, Fig. 3. A reverse operation will restore it to its closed position.

WVhat I claim is- 1. The herein-described folding pen or pencil holder, consisting of the combination of the case, the slide adapted to move therein,and a holder pivoted in said slide, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a cylindrical case, a slide within the same, and a holder pivoted in said slide and having cylindrical portions adapted to fit tightly in the forward end of said case, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a case open at its rear end, a slide adapted to move therein and to project from said end, and a holder pivot- 4. The combination of the case having an internal projection, a slide adapted to fit therein and having a groove or slot engaging said projection, and a holder pivotally mounted in said slide,

substantially as set forth.

' 5. The combination, with the cylindrical case, of the slide, and the holder pivoted in. said slide and provided with the segments a b, substantially as set forth.

the forward end of the slide,

6. The combination, with a case, ofa slide mounted therein and having an opening '7; and an opposite closed sidell, and a holder pivoted in said slide and adapted to pass through said opening, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

H. N. Low, J. S. BARKER. 

